Trunk-cot



(No Model.)

J. B. GOSSMAN. TRUNK GOT. No. 588,979. Patented Aug. 31,1897.

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UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

JOSEPH B. GQSSMAN, or HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

A TRUNK-COT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 588,979, dated August31, 1897.

- Applicati n filed January 14,1897. Serial No.6l9,213. (News a foldablecot having brackets removably secured to the opposite ends of the trunk,and

. also having a cot-bottom removably secured at its opposite ends toopposite brackets and located above the top line of the trunk, and to soconstruct -and organize the parts of the cot and the supports thereforthat said parts of the cot may be quickly removed from the trunk and befolded up in such compact form as will permit the same to be stored inthe trunk for transportation.

A further object of the invention is to furnish an improved, light, anddurable cot having a resilient bottom and adjustable brackets forsupporting said bottom, and the construction and organization of whichparts are such that the cot may be readily adjusted and attached to atrunk having suitable bracket-supports, irrespective of the length andbreadth of said trunk.

In the drawings accompanying and forming part of this specification,Figure 1 is a plan View of a trunk-cot embodying my present invention, aportion of the cot-bottom being broken away to show more clearly certainof the details. Fig. 2 is a side view' of the trunk-cot illustrated inFig. l. Fig. 3 is a side View, partially in section and on a relativelylarge scale, of one of the cot-bottomsupporting brackets, a portion ofone of the braces being broken away. Fig. 4 is a View of a portion ofthe upper part of one of the brackets, as seen from the right hand inFig. 3. Fig. 5 is a view of a portion of the end wall of the trunk onthe same scale as Fig. 3, showing the lower bracket-support and aportion of the brace-rod of said bracket; and Fig. 6 is'a side View ofthe parts shown in Fig. 5, as seen from the right hand in said figure.

Similar characters designate like parts in all the figures of thedrawings.

bracket (designated in a general way by B) detachably secured to each ofsaid bracketsupports 2 and 3 and having a portion thereof extendedupward beyond the top line of the trunk T, and a cot-bottom (designatedin a general way by 0) supported at opposite ends of the trunk'T, aswill be'hereinafter more fully described.

As will be understood by reference to Figs. 1 and 2of'the drawings,there are four cotbottom-supporting brackets arranged in pairs, thebrackets of one pair being detachably secured to the trunk at one endand the brackets of another pair being similarly secured at the oppositeend thereof, the brackets of each pair being located in close proximityto the corners, respectively, of the trunk, and inasmuch as the bracketsare shown of duplicate construction and organization a detaileddescription of one of said brackets will suffice for all, and it will beunderstood that like parts of said brackets will be designated ablerelatively to the other member, the one d constituting a supportingmember for the cot-bottom and the one d constituting a bearing memberand supporting the aforesaid member (I.

The bearing member d of the brackets B is shown comprisin'ga tubularportion 4, having at the inner end thereof an upwardly and inwardlyextended projection 5, with a hook 6 at its inner end adapted forengaging the upper bracket-supporting member or projection 2, which isshown as a pin-shaped lug, fixed to the upper face of the corner-iron 2of the trunk. This bearing member d is shown furnished at the outer endthereof with a depending lug 7, to which is hinged a brace 8, which isfurnished at the lower end thereof with a hook S, which engages thelower bracket-support 3, which is secured to the end of the trunk nearthe corner thereof", as will be understood by reference to Figs. 1, 2',and 5 of the drawings, this lower bracketsupport being shown as a platehaving a hinged clip for engaging the hook-shaped end of the brace S. Itwill be understood, however, that the constructions of the twobracket-supports may be modified without departure from this invention.

The cot-bottom-supporting member (Z is shown as a round or other form ofrod bent at 9 to form two rectangular]y-disposed portions 10 and 10,respectively, the one 10 being adjustably seated in the tubular bodyportion l of the bearing member (1 and the outer end of the otherportion 10' being furnished with a slideway, as shown at 12, to receivea slide-bar 13, to which the end of the cot-bottom C is removablysecured.

As a means for securing the member (I in adjusted position I have shownthe member (1 furnished with a set-screw 14, which extends through ascrew-threaded bearing in the side wall in a portion thereof, and isnormally seated at its inner end in a notch which registers with thesaid screw-threaded hearing, the body portion 10 of the member (I havinga series of notches in one side face thereof, which notches arepreferably equidistantly disposed, and facilitates the adjustment of theseveral members (I of the several brackets 13, so that said bracket-smaybe extended predetermined distances without the necessity ofmeasuring.

For the purpose of bracing the member (I said member is furnished with abrace 15, which is pivotally secured at one end to the upper end of theportion 10 of the member (I, and is furnished at the lower end with atooth-engaging portion 16, and the tubular portion 4. of the member d isfurnished on the upper face thereof with a rack 17, the teeth of whichare engaged by the tooth-engaging portion of the brace 15. This lowertooth-engaging end of the brace 15 is furnished with side flangesadapted for engaging the upper side faces of the rack 17 and to preventaccidental displacement of the brace 15.

The cot-bottom C in the preferred form thereof shown most clearly inFig. 1 comprises a series of resilient sections 18, constructed,preferably, of woven wire, which sections are furnished at theiradjacent edges with strengthening-strips 10 and 19, yieldingly securedtogether by resilient connectors, such as shown at 20, whereby theresilient cot-bottom may be conveniently folded up for transportation.

Each end section of the series of cot-bottom sections is furnished withan attaching-strip 21, having outwardly-projecting hooks 21, which whenthe parts of the cot are assembled extend through openings formedverticallythrough the slide-bar 13, as will be readily understood byreference to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings.

The resilient connectors 20 between the adjacent strips of the sections18 of the cotbottoin practically constitute hinges to facilitate thefolding of one section over upon the other sections.

The slideways at the upper ends of the arms 10' of the members 01 of thebrackets are shown formed by inturncd flanges at opposite sides of saidarms 10. It will be obvious, however, that the slideways may be formedin any suitable manner.

In assembling the parts of the cot the brackets B are secured to theends of the trunk, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, after which the slidebar13 is placed in position with its opposite ends in the slideways of thetwo brackets,

constituting one pair of brackets, after which the resilient cot-bottomis secured at its opposite ends to the slide'bar by extending the hooksthereof through the openings in said slide-bars, and the members (Z arethen adjusted with relation to the members (1 of the several brackets tosecure the proper tautness of the cot-bottom.

\Vhen disassembled, the brackets and cotbottom may be folded up andplaced within the trunk T to thus facilitate transportation thereof. 7

By providing a slidebar for supporting the cot-bottom and setting saidslide-bar in slideways on the brackets B it will be seen that saidbrackets may be adj usted longitudinally of the slide-bar for thepurpose of attaching them to trunks of different widths. Furthermore, byconstructing the brackets in two parts, which are relatively extensiblelongitudinally of the trunk T, said brackets may be secured to trunks ofdifferent lengths without the necessity of providing cot-bottoms ofdifferent lengths. Therefore it will be seen that the cot proper may bereadily attached to trunks of different lengths and widths withoutalterations being made in the cot-body,-

itbeing understood that said trunks are provided with bracket-supportssuch as hereinbefore described.

Having described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination, with a trunkor analogous article having a pair of bracket-supports adjoining eachcorner thereof, one supported above the other; of a bracket dctachablysecured to each pair of bracket-supports and adapted forsupportingacot-bottom, and each bracket comprising two members one of which issupported by, and is adjustable longitudinally of, the other member, andeach of which members has a depending, hinged brace engaging the supportof said member; and means carried by one member, for securing the othermember in its adjusted position.

2. A trunk-cot comprising a trunk or analogous article; two pairs ofcot-bottom-supporting brackets removably secured one to each end of thetrunk, and each bracket comprising two relatively ad j ustablc membersone of which issupported by the other and has a slideway at the upperend thereof; two slide-bars, one connecting the brackets of each pair ofbrackets and having a series of holes therethrough; a resilient foldablecotbottom having hooks at opposite ends thereof which engage in theholes of the two slidebars; and clamping means for securing the membersof the bracket in adjusted position.

3. In a trunk-cot, the combination, of a trunk or analogous articlehaving a pair of bracket-supports adjoining each corner thereof; abracket detachably secured to each pair of supports; and a resilientcot-bottom shiftably supported adjacent to its corner on said bracketsand above the top line of the trunk.

4:. In a trunk-cot, the combination, with a trunk or analogous article;of two pairs of extensible brackets removably secured one to each end ofthe trunk, and the brackets of each pair bein g connected together by atransverse bar; afoldable cot-bottom removably secured at opposite endsto the bars of the two pairs of brackets and embodying a series ofsections hinged together by resilient connections.

'5. In a trunk-cot, the combination, of a trunk or analogous article;two pairs of bracket-supports located at each end of the trunk, one pairadjacent each corner thereof; tWo extensible brackets detachably securedto each two pairs of supports at opposite ends, respectively, of thetrunk; and a resilient foldable cot-bottom detachably secured atopposite ends to the two opposing brackets.v

(5. In a trunk-cot, the combination, with a trunk or analogous article,of a resilient cotbottom supported above and extending beyond oppositeends of said trunk; extensible brackets detachably secured to the trunk;and slide-bars connecting said brackets and bottom. p

'7. In a trunk-cot, a cot-bottom-supporting bracket comprising a bearingmember and a cot-bott0n1-supporting member, the former member of whichis adapted to be detachably secured to a trunk and has a rack, and thelatter member of which is adj nstably carried by the former member andhas braces adapted for engaging the teeth of the rack of saidv formermember; combined with means for securing said members in their adjustedpositions. I

S. The combination, with a trunk or analogous article having two pairsof bracket-supports at each end thereof, one of which supports islocated above the other, of a bracket detachably secured to each pair ofsupports and comprising two relatively adjustable members, and eachbracket having a slideway at the end thereof which is located above thetop of the trunk; a slide-bar shiftably seated in the slideways of andconnecting the two brackets; and a cot-bottom removably secured to saidslide-bar.

JOSEPH B. eoss AN.

itnesses:

FRED. J. DOLE, HENRY BIssELL.

